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Exemplary Employee Award Nomination Process and Past Recipients

The Oregon State University Exemplary Employee Award recognizes employee work performance and service of the highest caliber which is above and beyond the standard expectations held for professional faculty and classified staff. An employee recognition committee selects, from your nominations, two recipients to be honored at the University Day ceremonies with the presentation of plaques and a cash award of $500.00 each.

To be eligible for the Exemplary Employee Award both professional faculty and classified employee nominees must have a minimum of one year of University service at .50 FTE or greater. Temporary employees and members of the Employee Recognition Committee are not eligible for nomination.

Anyone can make a nomination: supervisors, co-workers, or student groups.

For full consideration, a completed nomination must address the criteria outlined on page two of this memorandum and include:

A nomination letter of up to three pages addressing the criteria outlined below;

The Exemplary Employee Award Committee reserves the right to seek clarification of information when necessary.

Exemplary Employee Award Criteria

Using specific examples, describe how this employee’s performance merits recognition for exemplary service. Please describe, as precisely as possible, how the nominee has consistently shown outstanding or extraordinary performance in three or more of the following areas:

Customer Service – contributes to improvement in the quality of service to students, staff, faculty, and/or the public;